Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Libya
Libya: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0182 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0182 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
17th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0591 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0182 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Libya stood at 0.0182 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0591 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Libya ranks 17th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0591 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.058 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0568 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0554 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0552 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0548 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0543 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.052 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0512 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0501 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0467 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0448 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.043 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0413 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0362 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0358 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0352 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0341 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0331 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0322 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0306 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0281 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0259 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0218 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0207 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0201 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0194 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0189 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0182 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 10.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0182 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0027 Square kilometres per person, 6.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | 0.0591 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | 0.0306 Square kilometres per person | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | 0.0189 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 14 Chad 0.0233 Square kilometres per person compare
- 15 Eritrea 0.0199 Square kilometres per person compare
- 16 Sudan 0.0183 Square kilometres per person compare
- 18 Faroe Islands 0.0176 Square kilometres per person compare
- 19 New Zealand 0.0175 Square kilometres per person compare
- 20 Argentina 0.0164 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Libya?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Libya was 0.0182 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0591 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Libya ranks 17th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.